Approval of contracts

68-1118. Approval of contracts. It is hereby made the duty of the county attorney or county counselor: (a) To personally examine as to form, the advertisement, proposal, contract, plans, specifications, bond and the minutes of the board's meeting for each bridge or culvert proposed to be built or repaired by contract; and (b) to determine whether the contract has been awarded in strict compliance with this act. No contract shall be legal and binding on the county until the contract is signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, by order of the board at a legal meeting thereof, and approved by the county attorney or county counselor by the county attorney's or county counselor's signature endorsed thereon. History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 18; R.S. 1923, 68-1118; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 7; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. County attorney compelled by mandamus to endorse and approve bridge contract. State, ex rel., v. Linn County, 113 Kan. 203, 206, 213 P. 1062. 2. Contract for bridge construction not binding until endorsed by county attorney. Rohr v. Linn County Comm'rs, 123 Kan. 480, 483, 256 P. 121. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026